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Whether you use AI, think it's a "fun stupid thing for memes", or even ignore it, you should know it's already polluting worse than global air travel. (archive.is)
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archive.is link to article from allabout.ai at https://www.allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/ai-environment/

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

300,000 liters of jet fuel to send one 747 across the Atlantic Ocean - one time.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

For modern planes 70 - 90k liter.. it's bad enough, no need to exaggerate

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 1 hour ago

As of July 2025, approximately 424 Boeing 747 aircraft are in active airline service